Description: Join Mavis Himes for a book review presentation and discussion centering on her book, The Power of Names: Uncovering the Mystery of What We are Called, published by Rowman & Littlefield, 2016

Description: In this after-show talkback, Dr. Mavis Himes, psychoanalyst, will be in discussion with Diego Matamoros, performer and co-creator of Cage.

A stage, any stage, especially the one within our mind, is a cage … that defines, limits, and reveals.
A stage, like a dream, is a portal into our unconscious mind … that speaks, remembers, and unveils.

CAGE is a meditation … on time, space, memory and the human psyche.
CAGE is a depiction … a transparent enclosure revealing the workings of a mind through movement, music, and speech.
CAGE is a playground … a space to explore, to play, and to become.

Description: Dr. Mavis Himes and Dr. Timothy Gianotti will be speaking about the power of names from Jewish and Muslim perspectives.

The focus will be on names and name changing in Judaism (Dr. Himes), and the transformative power of names in Muslim scriptural and spiritual traditions (Dr. Gianotti). The presentations will be followed by a period of discussion between the two speakers, and an audience Q&A.

Description: A presentation and discussion with Mavis Himes, author of “The Power of Names: Uncovering the Mystery of What We Are Called.” This is a study of personal and family names and how they shape our lives. If the name by which a person is called into being constitutes his/her soul, what else can we say about the power and mystery of names, and name changing, within Judaism?

Description: Special Guest Author Dr. Mavis Himes with her new book The Power of Names: Uncovering the Mystery of What We are Called. Luncheon, 12:30 p.m., followed by a lecture. Books will be available for signing and purchase.

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Event: The Freud Café | In the Beginning was the Name: The Language of the Unconscious

Description: Our origins are intimately linked with our name, a noun not chosen but lovingly given and assigned to us. Names are both a mark of separation and a trait of affiliation. For most of us, a close association develops between our name and the person we are, such that the sound of our name reverberates deep within us.

In psychoanalytic work, we are forever at the mercy of words to engage in our practice and names are signifiers that easily run amuck. This presentation will explore such questions as: Do names have a privileged position in psychoanalysis? What is so ‘proper’ about proper names and why are they so significant? How do names function in analytic work?